with $100k coming in, swapping out of Spokane
changea dispatch from
sacramento
CA
38.58°N
121.49°W
Sacramento is California's capital and California's pantry, sitting at the heart of one of the most productive farm regions on earth. The 'Farm to Fork' food movement isn't marketing here, it's just dinner. Two rivers meet downtown, summer afternoons are dry and hot enough to justify ice cream as a meal, and Tahoe is a two-hour drive when you need elevation. It's quieter than its big-city neighbors and likes it that way.
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Spokane
Sacramento costs noticeably more than Spokane. You'd be paying for Sacramento itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
46% more expensive than Spokane(vs $1,520/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Spokane
vs 0% in Spokane
$5,332/mo
$1,481 less than Spokane
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
40% more expensive than Spokane
vs $420k in Spokane
2.4M
vs 600k in Spokane
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Spokane only manages 164 of those. Bring the AC. 56 days a year clear 95°, well past Spokane's 6.
2.3× the events of Spokane, and the calendar shows it.
75/100
7% lower than Spokane
vs 81/100 in Spokane
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
8% higher than Spokane
vs 91/100 in Spokane
28
180% more than Spokane
vs 10 nonstops in Spokane
neighbors of sacramento on the map of tradeoffs:
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